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CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Until recently, Hollywood generally hasn’t taken black Americans along when it goes to cinematic war.

Tinseltown has, however, occasionally given a nod to the contributions of black Americans when it comes to fighting this nation’s wars on film. In honor of Black History month, here’s a few of those flicks:

• “Red Tails” -- The 2012 war film, set in World War II, portrays a fictionalized version of the very real Tuskegee Airmen, a group of black aviators who fought prejudice and the enemy in the skies over Europe.

• “Miracle at St. Anna” -- Directed by Spike Lee, this 2008 film is set in Italy during World War II, and tells the story of four Buffalo Soldiers of the 92nd Infantry Division who bond with civilians while fighting the Germans.

• “Home of the Brave” -- The lives of four National Guard soldiers in Iraq and their return home are followed in this 2006 film. The cast includes Samuel L. Jackson, 50 Cent and Sam Jones III.

• “Pearl Harbor” -- The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, launching America into World War II, is told in this 2001 epic war flick through an all-star cast including Cuba Gooding Jr. who portrays Doris “Dorie” Miller, a sailor aboard the battleship USS West Virginia who carried his captain to a first aid station during the attack then manned a machine gun to fire at enemy planes. He became the first black to be awarded the Navy Cross for courage under fire.

• “Hart's War” -- This 2002 film tells the story about Allied World War II prisoners of war, including captured Tuskegee airmen.

• “Antwone Fisher” -- Denzel Washington directed this 2002 drama and also starred in the film as a psychiatrist. Derek Luke plays the title role, inspired by the true story of the author, screenwriter and director, based on his autobiography “Finding Fish.”

• “Men of Honor” -- Robert De Niro and Cuba Gooding Jr. star in this 2000 movie depicting the true story of the first black master diver in the U.S. Navy.

• “Buffalo Soldiers” -- A 1997 made-for-TV flick starring Danny Glover about the black cavalry troops in the Old West.

• “Courage Under Fire” -- Denzel Washington stars in this 1996 movie about a tank battalion commander during the Gulf War who accidentally kills a buddy during a friendly fire incident and later investigates whether an Army captain should posthumously receive the first Medal of Honor awarded to a woman.

• “Crimson Tide” -- Denzel Washington faces off against Gene Hackman for control of a nuclear missile submarine during perilous times in this 1995 flick.

• “Glory” -- This 1989 film portrays the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, the first Union unit made up of black recruits who fought during the Civil War. The film won three Academy Awards, including Best Supporting Actor for Denzel Washington.

• "Platoon" -- Black and white soldiers get an equal opportunity to fight and die during the war in Vietnam in this 1986 film directed by Oliver Stone, and winner of seven Academy Awards.

• “A Soldier's Story” -- Based on a Pulitzer Prize-winning play, this 1984 drama tells the story of a black officer sent to investigate the murder of a black sergeant in Louisiana near the end of World War II, exploring elements of racism and segregation in the military.

• “An Officer and a Gentleman” -- Louis Gossett Jr. is the tough drill sergeant trying to whip Richard Gere into officer material in this 1982 film. Gossett won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in this role.

• “Apocalypse Now” -- This 1979 epic film about the war in Vietnam featured an all-star cast including Marlon Brando, Martin Sheen, Robert Duvall and Laurence Fishburne. Directed and produced by Francis Ford Coppola.

• “The Dirty Dozen” -- Jim Brown showed the championship form of his years with the Cleveland Browns as a member of a team of World War II misfits who fight behind enemy lines in this 1967 war film.

• “Pork Chop Hill” -- This 1959 film about the Korean War starred Gregory Peck and a cast destined for future flicks, including Woody Strode.

• “The Steel Helmet” -- A 1951 movie set during the Korean War, when U.S. military forces were first integrated for war. The cast includes James Edwards as a black medic.

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